Meet the Artist

Alana’s journey as an artist began in the 1970s with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Colorado. Her early work gained attention with a one-woman show featuring the “Zappa Quilt,” a piece so captivating it was filmed by Playboy TV. While her career in education soon called her away—leading to years of running programs and teaching in universities—her passion for art never waned.
 
Throughout the years, Alana continued to evolve her craft, transitioning from traditional collage to digital collage, and more recently, video collage. In every medium, her “why” remains the same: to express life in ways only imagery can, weaving beauty, truth, and storytelling into layered, visual narratives that resonate deeply with viewers.

Artmaking Processes

Regarding her artmaking process, Alana says:
 
“I have worked digitally for over 25 years, building collages from the earliest digital formats, long before tools like Photoshop even existed. I love the speed of digital creation—it allows my ideas to take shape as quickly as my imagination conceives them.
 
As a PhD researcher, my process is deeply rooted in exploration. I dig into data, interrogate concepts, revise, and merge ideas as each image evolves. Since 2025, AI has become an integral part of my workflow. I use DALL·E for initial drafts and Procreate for layering and refinement. My work is now expanding into animated and video imagery as I move toward creating immersive environments.”

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